My family and I have been training under Marcelo for a few years now.You can definitely see the time and effort he puts into training people of all ages, all walks of life. Truly a passionate master who cares about his art. The students and instructors alike exude a sense of camaraderie and create a great atmosphere for anyone regardless of experience.I would recommend this facility to anyone who is seeking real world martial arts training.

Best BJJ school! If you are experienced or new to BJJ, this is the place to be!

I have been a student of Marcelo Pereiras for almost 8 years now. I have been very fortunate to have a passionate and caring instructor who is incredibly knowledgeable about this martial art. His passion for the success of his students rivals no other instructor. He cares for the overall well being of all his students, on and off the mat. In all my time knowing my teacher I have NEVER seen the slightest ounce of disrespect directed to a student. Marcelo Pereira is an incredibly professional, experienced and educated coach/world champion. I can personally say that all of his current students are happy, excited and grateful to have such a renown fighter and teacher be apart of their journey as a martial artist. Anyone who differs so dramatically may need to look inward and self analyze that perhaps they can be the issue of such a negative experience and get over any issues that hold them back from becoming a better person and martial artist.

Awesome!!! Either for adults or kids of all ages, really professional.

I would love to address and chime in on a review written by an anonymous user who called himself your mindFirst off, the fact that you are anonymous speaks loudly about your character and who you are.Second off, I can speak from experience as my children are all enrolled with Marcelo and his team. His antics and professionalism are unlike anything I have ever experienced within martial arts. Having a coach who truly cares about his students is very rare, and that is exactly the type of coach Marcelo is. Being a coach requires true passion for what you do, and I can confidently say Marcelo and the ENTIRE team have a true passion and love for all of their students.It saddens me that this individual is utilizing the google platform in an attempt to stain Team Marcelo Pereira BJJs business. Again, the anonymous review is a telling sign.Feel free to reach out to me directly if you ever have any questions about this gym. I would personally vouch for Marcelo and his team.

Best coach ever. World class jiu jitsu from a world champion. Great group of people. Been there for almost 2 years and I will be there for many more. Thanks Marcelo. Osss

I started training with Marcelo in 1997 (Brazil) he has a lot of experience to teach REAL Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and he is a several time world champion (IBJJF) on Black Belt . Now almost 22 years in I have my first degree black belt. Coach Marcelo Pereira teaching style makes it easy to learn. I wouldnt go anywhere else to train BJJ.

I met Marcelo back in 2011 trained with him for a few months no gi and had to leave him for 1 year to finish college. I returned in 2012 as a white belt and his professionalism, unity and integrity had me hooked from that day forward. I came in a decorated wrestled DIII and he wasted no time sculpting me into a BJJ fighter with 1.5 years of his guidance I received my blue belt and immediately put it to the test shortly after @ the Adult IBJJF world tournament in May 2014 where I fought a bracket of 60 men and came out champion after 6-0 on fights without giving one put to my competitors. I’m 215 pounds and he’s 130 on a good day lol He teaches a game that will adapt to anyone’s style and now matter your degree you will be blown away. Fast forward to now after never missing more than a day here and a day there; I received my Black Belt in December of 18’. I have listened to every word of his advice and it shows. I have won a ton of titles in many different organizations as teaches us to be great fighters but, more than anything I can say about this guy is: his love for seeing us progress as human beings; being a better friend, a better husband or wife, a better son or daughter and maybe more than anything to me and that’s being a better parent. Without walking this walk it is difficult to understand but as time progresses and as you continue to climb this ladder one will soon understand, ways to approach situations as a parent differently, no to fight fire with fire but to create angles to get to the root of things. Much light like fighting bjj; technique conquers Adell and these words in fighting or in life couldn’t be anymore true.It’s an atmosphere with no negativity, everyone is on the same page, literally you’re finding ways to survive in a possible life or death situation. This is an escape for many people where as soon as the walk through the door all their problems stay outside and inside a new world exists where you get to simulate murder 😂 on one another and having such a great time doing it lol 😆Whether you’re a parent bringing a disturbed child, a perfect child or you yourself want to get into something different in this everyday life this gym is the place for you. The profession on and off the mats will be noticed immediately. Your child’s step will have some extra “pip” in it, they’ll have more confidence going through school, helping them realize what their bodies are capable of. Your husband or wife will notice them extra few pounds disappearing, they might come home and say hey honey let me try this new choke out on you...😂😂. And you might rolls your eyes but deep down you’ll see that they’re enjoying themselves and developing their mind, you’ll slowly start to see the changes. All I can say about this academy is we’re united, all walks of life exist here and 9 times out of 10 we would have never met one another any other way than Jiu Jitsu. We come together and make each other better as they say “iron sharpens iron” and this is exactly that. No progress can be made without proper guidance and without like minded people. Marcelo is the epitome of a leader; he’s out there on the front line fighting with us, fighting for our best interests, correcting our mistakes, bringing us together and making us better human beings by demonstrating this martial arts lifestyle.

Enjoyed the class, Wyatt was a great instructor. Hope to drop-in whenever we are in the area. Thanks again.

Team Marcelo Pereira Is an awesome school to train at! Very welcoming and friendly, lots of new friends to make the experience all the more enjoyable. Marcelo Pereira has dedicated his entire life to the art and is a real inspiration for those who wish to start their own journey in Jiu-Jitsu!

Outstanding school, best place to learn Jiu Jitsu. Marcelo, the head instructor and owner is a World Champion that has over 30 years dedicated to the art. A level of expertise that you wont find anywhere else.

Great coach! The real Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu

Its the best thing that happened for me..Good family and good exercise..

Friendly staff and World class instruction! 5 Stars!

I have known professor marcelo pereira since he first came to Florida and not only is he a world class brazilian jiujitsu black belt and world class instructor . He is the most technical blackbelt in florida in my opinion and he really cares about and treats his students like family and hes awesome with kids . If you want to take your bjj game to a world class level go on in and see professor pereira and u wont be dissapointed . Ive been in grappling and MMA for 25 years and he has taken my jiujitsu game no gi and gi to a whole not her level .Thanks to my friend and first bjj coach marcelo pereira ossss

The energy was right the second I walked in. Not only did the kids show respect and love to each other so did the adults. No need to hide in my shell here. I found my new home.

Excellent group, excellent instruction

GREAT PLACE !

Very cool and welcoming. Good Time!